J. B. Smoove Quotes

Comedy is what I really want to do and propel.

Stand-up can take you in so many different places, man. So many doors can be opened up from stand-up comedy, and the first one that was opened up for me was acting.

I was always the lead role in plays. I like entertaining people. I like when you're on stage doing crazy stuff and the audience gets it.

I've always seen myself as one of those 'show people.' My earliest memories are wanting and needing to entertain people, like a gypsy traveler who goes from place to place, city to city, performing for audiences and reaching people.

I see myself as a comic but the acting helps sell tickets for gigs.

I was the kid who liked making other people laugh, so maybe the comedy came before the acting.

I'm a total performer.

I did comedies for 10 years and I learned a great deal.

What I've always done as an entertainer is try to come up with things that people will find interesting, or compelling, or humorous.

You work with stand-up comedians or you work with somebody in theater, you work with somebody from 'Star Search' or 'Survivor' or a kid, it constantly changes how you play with people.

About the best thing an actor can do when all is said and done is to make people laugh.

I'm motivated by entertaining people.

I love to entertain an audience.

I see myself as an entertainer.

I do feel it's important to entertain people. I try to.

My goal was never to be the loudest or the craziest. It was to be the most entertaining.

Ever since I was 2 or 3, I loved to perform for people. I would walk up to another table in a restaurant and crack a joke, sing a song, do a dance, or something entertaining, and the 'audience' would almost always smile and laugh.

I loved entertainment and acting, performing. I just liked the stage and having the spotlight and stuff.

It's really fun to be on stage in front of people.

I feel like I'm an entertainer.

I'm more interested in - I was going to say putting on an interesting show, but then when I think about it, it's more like putting on several interesting shows. I think I'm more interested in doing funny things than calculating how I'll best be received.

Probably the most fun thing we do in our lives is getting up on stage.

I used to do comedy during my theatre days, and I was good at that.

My original goal was just to do stand-up but then I became interested in films - writing a film, shooting one someday, and getting to act in them.

My job is summer camp. I come and talk and try to make a TV show funny.